2023-2024学年湖北省襄阳市高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年湖北省襄阳市高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．aroundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon2．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why3．—Haveyoufoundthenewflatadvertisedinthenewspaper?—Yes.Butthecommunity____verylargeandInearlygotlostjustnow.A．hadbeen B．was C．willbe D．is4．I’m_______ChineseandIdofeel______Chineselanguageis____mostbeautifullanguage.A．/,the,a B．a,/,the C．a,the,/ D．a,/,a5．________someteenagersdon’trealizeis________difficultlifecanbeaftertheygetaddictedtodrugs.A．That;how B．Which;whataC．What;what D．What;how6．Thenewmeansoftransport________inthiscity,sowhetheritwillworkoutremainstobeseen.A．havenevertriedB．hasnevertriedC．haveneverbeentriedD．hasneverbeentried7．—Youcouldalwaysputthedecisionoffalittlebitlonger.—__________IfIleaveitmuchlongerImightmissmychance.A．That’sreasonable. B．Isn’titagoodidea?C．Doyouthinkso? D．Ican’tagreemore.8．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.9．WolfWarrior2,which________the“AwardforBestVisualEffects”attheBeijingFilmFestival,indicatesChina'sfilmindustryhascomeofage.A．winsB．wonC．haswonD．hadwon10．OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup11．TheTVstationwillbe______thegameliveonSaturdayafternoon,andwecan’tmissit.A．covering B．improving C．handling D．canceling12．Iamsurethatthegirlyouaregoingtomeetismorebeautiful_______thaninherpictures.A．innature B．inmovement C．intheflesh D．inthemood13．Theydon’tfeelsafeinourtownatnightbecauseitsodangerous.There’sarobberyeveryweeknow.A．becomes B．became C．hasbecome D．hadbecome14．—HowareyougettingalongwithyourGerman,Kate？—Oh,Mr．Black,I’msotiredofit．MaybeIshoulddropout_____itkillsme．A．when B．after C．while D．before15．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking16．He’squite_________,butIcan’timaginehimaspresidentofsuchalargelistedcompany.A．enthusiasticB．generousC．competentD．sympathetic17．Inacompetitivemarketplace,findingthekeyfactorthat________yourbusinessfromothersishighlyvaluable.A．defends B．distinguishesC．prohibits D．selects18．Whenyouareabsorbedinabookorsimplytryingtorest,itseemsthatthephone______continuously,destroyingyourmomentarypeace.A．rings B．hasbeenringing C．rang D．isringing19．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one20．Wecanneverexpect____bluerskyunlesswecreate____lesspollutedworld.A．a;a B．a;theC．the;a D．the;the第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）OxfordandCambridgehavenowdecidedtoremovethewordsCAN'TandIMPOSSIBLEfromtheirdictionary.JessicaCox,bornin1983,inArizona,istheworld’sfirstlicensedarmlesspilot.ThegirlfromTucson,ArizonagottheSportPilotcertificatelatelyandbecamethefirstpilotlicensedtoflyusingonlyherfeet.

JessicaCoxwasbornwithoutarms,butthathasonlystoppedherfromdoingonething:usingtheword"can't."CoxgraduatedfromtheUniversityofArizonain2005withabachelor’sdegreeinpsychologyandaminorincommunications.Coxhasnotusedprostheticarmssincesheturned14.Usingherfeetasmostpeopleusetheirhands,sheisable,amongotherthings,todriveanunmodifiedcarwithanunrestrictedlicense,totypeonakeyboardat25wordsperminute,andtoputinandremovehercontactlenses.JessicaCoxflewinasingleengineairplaneforthefirsttimeviaWrightFlightin2005.Coxearnedherpilot’scertificateonOctober10,2008afterthreeyearsoftrainingandisqualifiedtoflyalight-sportaircrafttoaltitudeof10,000feet.“She'sagoodpilot.She'srocksolid,”saidParrishTraweek,42,theflyinginstructoratSanManuel'sRayBlairAirport.

ParrishTraweekrunsPCAircraftMaintenanceandFlightServicesandhastrainedmanypilots,someofwhomdidn'tcomeclosetoCox'sabilities.Doctorsneverlearnedwhyshewasbornwithoutarms,butshefiguredoutearlythatshedidn'twanttouseprostheticdevices.

So,thenexttimeyouarereadytotellyourself,"Ican'tpossibly..."rememberthisamazingyoungwomanandchangeyourvocabulary.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraphs?A．OxfordandCambridgefeltalittledisappointed.B．Noarmlesspeoplehadgotapilotcertificatebefore.C．JessicaCoxwasn’tallowedtousetheword“can’t”.D．Theword“can’t”woulddisappearfromtheEnglishdictionary.2、WhatdoyouthinkofJessicaCox?A．Sheisacleverandbravegirl.B．Sheispositiveanddetermined.C．Sheisindeedapoorlyeducatedgirl.D．Sheonlytakesinterestinaircraft.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prostheticmeaninParagraph3?A．artificialB．damagedC．unusualD．abnormal4、Aftergraduatingfromuniversity,JessicaCox_____.A．sufferedfailurewhensearchingforjobs.B．madeastarttotaketrainingtobecomeapilotC．decidedtouseherfeetasmostpeopleusehands.D．triedherbesttotakecareofherselfinherdailylife.22．（8分）SinceAppStorewassetup,ithasbeensellingconsumersonesimplethingchoice.Whetheryouwantedtoplaygames,readthenews,ordoathousandotherthings,therewassomethingforwhateveryoudesired.Thensomethingfunnyhappened.LoggingintotheAppStoretodayislikegoingintoashoppingmallwithonlyacoupon(优惠券)foronething:There’ssomuchchoice;itmightbeeasiertogiveupthantochoose.Itisn’tconsumerswhoareburdened,though.Toomuchcontentofallkindsalsohaseconomiceffects.Whencountlesschoicesareavailable,itcausespressure,pushingpricesdownanddrivingusabitcrazy.Sowhatisthewayforward?Itmaywellbetoturnlesschoiceitselftothemarketingstrategy.Therearealreadysignsthatthisishappening.Firstlycontentcompaniesarelookingtopreventtheirofferingsfromgettinglostinthetonsofstuff.MostobviousisDisney,whichisplanningtoopenitsownstreamingservicenextyear.ThepointistonarrowthefocussothatthoseseekingDisneycartoonswillhaveoneplacetogo,ratherthanbeingaroundvariousservices.Yetifthatrepresentsacarefulfirststep,therearemoreextremeoptionstoo.Considertheideaofawineclub:fromtensofthousandsofbottleseachyear,subscriberspaysomeonetoselectthemostinterestingones.Perhapswhatcomesnextfordigitalcontentissimilar-carefullyselectedofferingsfromtrustedsourcesthatputchoicesinthehandsofsomeoneelseinordertogetridoftheanxietyofchoosing.Uptonow,toomuchchoiceindigitalmediahasonlyonesolution:thealgorithm（运算法则）．Butwe＇veseenthetroublewithalgorithmsonYouTubeTheyfeedyouonlywhatyou’vealreadysaidyoulike,notthingsyoumaynotknowyoureinto.Worse,theyhaveatendencytoserveupdisturbingcontenthewayforwardcantsimplybemoreorbetteralgorithms.Instead,it'stimefordigitalcompaniestostartthinkingabouthowtoputlimitsonthings:onhowmuchwecanuseadevice,orwhatweareavailabletochoosefrom.Aswemovefurtherintothedigitalrevolution,whatpeopleaskforisclear:Less.1、Whatwilltoomuchchoiceofcontentonthemarketresultin?A．TheshutdownofcompaniesB．TheanxietyofconsumersC．ThepoorqualityofproductsD．Theslowdownofeconomy2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraphs4and5?A．ContentcompaniesshouldwithdrawtheirofferingsonlineB．ContentcompaniesshouldposttheirofferingsonAppStoreC．ContentcompaniesadoptdifferentmethodstonarrowtheconsumersfocusD．ContentcompaniesopentheirownstreamingservicesonYouTube3、Howdoalgorithmsprobablyrespondtoconsumersneeds?A．TheymakeabetterchoiceforthemB．TheyhelptoremovedisturbingcontentC．TheychangetheirinterestindigitalmediaD．Theyfailtoofferwhattheypossiblylike4、WhatistheauthorsattitudetowardslimitingthechoiceconsumershaveA．Approving.B．SkepticalC．Opposing.D．Neutral23．（8分）AmongtheinternationalstudentsinCanadawhoarestrugglingtofindajobthereaftergraduation,someofthemeventuallymakeitwithrelativeease.They'retheoneswho'vealreadybuiltupmuchinternship(实习)experiencewhilestillattendinguniversity,astheirmajorsofferaco­operativeprogram.Co­opprograms,afeature(特色)ofCanadianuniversityprograms,allowacademicstudiestobecombinedwithworkexperience.Duringschoolyears,studentsgettonetworkwithemployers,gaininternshipexperienceinrelevantfields,andearnacademiccreditsthatcounttowardtheirdegreeordiploma.Co­opprogramsareavailableinmostcomprehensiveuniversities,liketheUniversityofWaterloo,WilfridLaurierUniversityandYorkUniversity.Theseprogramsarenotonlyopentostudentsmajoringinbusinessbutalsotomanyscienceandartmajors.Statisticsshowthatnearly30percentofrecentforeignapplicantshavechosenmajorsthatalsosubscribetotheco­opprogram.“It'seasytounderstand，”saidasenioreducationcounselor.Henotedthatworkingopportunitiesareprovidedbyemployersthatbuildbridgeswiththeuniversityandmostofthemarewell­knowncompaniesorlocalgovernmentorganizations.Moreover,theaveragesalaryforinternsisashighasC$30,000toC$40,000ayear.Studentscanchoosetoworkduringvacationsortermtimesfreely.Therequireddurationoftheinternshipforundergraduatesrangesfromeighttotwelvemonths,orfourtosixmonthsforgraduatestudents.“Theprogramsalsobenefitthosestudentswhowanttoapplyforimmigration，”addedthecounselor.“That'sbecausethepoliciesofmanyprovincesinCanadarequireacertainlengthofworkexperienceoftheapplicants.”1、What'sthemaincharacteristicofco­opprograms?A．Theyofferavarietyofjobsindifferentfields.B．Theymakeacademiccreditseasiertogain.C．Employersworkwithstudentsontheirstudies.D．Studentsgetworkexperiencewhileatuniversity.2、Whatdoestheexampleofforeignapplicantsindicate?A．Co­opprogramsarebecomingmorepopular.B．Theaveragesalaryforinternswillincrease.C．Co­opprogramsareopentoallmajors.D．Companieswelcomeforeignstudents.3、Whichsectionofawebsitedoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A．Business.B．Education.C．Lifestyle.D．Culture.24．（8分）AbusinessschoolinPariswillsoonbeginusingartificialintelligenceandfacialanalysistodeterminewhetherstudentsarepayingattentioninclass.Thesoftware,calledNestor,isusedintwoonlineclassesattheESGbusinessschoolbeginninginSeptember.Theidea,accordingtoLCAfounderMarcelSaucet,istousethedatathatNestorcollectstoimprovetheperformanceofbothstudentsandprofessors.Thesoftwareusesstudentswebcams（网络摄像机）toanalyzeeyemovementsandfacialexpressionsanddeterminewhetherstudentsarepayingattentiontoavideolecture.Itthenformulatesquizzesbasedonthecontentcoveredduringmomentsofinattentiveness.Professorswouldalsobeabletoidentifymomentswhenstudents’attentiondeclined,whichcouldhelptoimprovetheirteaching,Saucetsays.AdvocatesforAIineducationsaythatthesoftwareisactuallyunabletoteachacourse,butthetechnologycouldbeusedasadigitaltutorthatwouldadapttoastudent’sindividualneeds,andhelpdevelopmoreeffectivestudyinghabits.Suchsoftwarecouldalsohelpteachersbyprovidingfeedbackontheeffectivenessoftheirteaching,advocatessay.SaucetsaysNestorwon’tstoreanyofthevideofootageitgetsandthathiscompanyhasnoplanstosellanyotherdatathesoftwarecollects.Inadditiontofacialrecognitionandanalysis,thesoftwarecanintegrate（合并）withstudents’calendarstosuggestpossiblestudytimes,andtracktheironlinebehaviortopickuponpatterns.RoseLuckin,aprofessorattheUniversityCollegeLondonKnowledgeLab,saysAIcouldunlockthe“blackboxoflearning”byprovidinginformationonhowandwhenlearninghappens.LuckinsaysaprogramlikeNestorcouldbeusefulforstudentswhotakeclassesremotely,since“thereisn’tahumantherewatchingthem.”AndwhilesomeareconcernedthatAImayonedayreplaceteachers,Luckinseesthetechnologymoreasanassistant,ratherthanareplacement.Saucetagrees.“Humancontactisnotgoingtogoaway,”hesays.“Therewillalwaysbeprofessors.”1、HowdoesNestorworktofindoutwhenstudentsaren’tpayingattention?A．Bycollectingthedataofstudents’performanceindifferentclasses.B．Bycollectingthestudents’gradesinthequizzes.C．Byshootingandanalyzingstudents’eyemovementsandfacialexpressions..D．Byidentifyingmomentswhenstudents’attentiondeclined.2、WhichisthebenefitofAIeducation?A．Itcouldbeusedexactlytoreplaceatutor.B．Ithelpsstudenttodevelopmoreeffectivestudyinghabits.C．Thesoftwareisabletosatisfytherequirementofacourse.D．Itcouldhelpteacherstogivefeedbackonstudentsperformance..3、HowdoesNestordealwiththeinformationcollectedfromstudents?A．Nestorwilluseittosuggestpossiblestudytimetostudents’schedule.B．Itwon’tstoreanyvideofootagebutfacialexpression.C．Thecompanyhasn’texpectedtomakeprofitsbysellingthedatatoothercorporations..D．Nestorwilluseittokeeptrackonlineofstudents’behaviorandpunishthem.4、WhatisRoseLuckin’sattitudetowardsthereplacementofteacherswithAI?A．Objective.B．Approving.C．Indifferent.D．Opposed.25．（10分）VisaMedicalAppointmentForyourappointmentyoumustbring·Yourvalidoriginalpassport.Drivinglicenseisnotaccepted.·HAPID(体检号)andyoure-MedicalReferralLetter.·Prescriptionglassesorcontactlenses.·Anyspecialist’sreport／saboutyourmedicalcondition.Atvisamedicalassessment·Aphoneinterpreterwillbemadeavailableuponrequest.·Youwillberequiredtochangeintoamedicalshirtprovidedforyourvisamedicalassessment.WerecommendthatfemaleapplicantsNOTwearadressorclothingwhichisdifficulttoremovetotheappointment.·Ifyouarehavinganx-ray，youwillbeaskedtoremoveallnecklacesandneckchainsandtielonghairback.Werequestvaluablesnotbebroughttotheassessment.Changeroomsandlockerswillbeavailabletostoreyourbelongings，includingyourmobilephonewhichmustbekeptinalockerduringyourassessment.ImportantinformationforyourappointmentBloodTestYouarerequiredtohaveabloodtest，pleaseeatanddrinkasnormalbeforeyourappointment.Thereisnoneedtofast.ArrivingforyourappointmentPleasearriveontimeforyourappointmentandallowapproximately2hoursforyourassessmenttobecompleted.PregnancyIfyouarepregnant，pleasecallourcontactcentreon1300794919asitmayaffectyoubeingabletoproceedwiththeassessment.Menstruation(生理期)Ifyouhavebookedyourappointmentwhenmenstruating，pleasegoonlinetorescheduleyourappointmentsoitfalls4—6daysafteryouhavefinishedmenstruating.FormoreinformationPleasevisitourwebsite.auBupaMedicalVisaServicesCustomerService1、Whatshouldapplicantstakefortheappointment?A．Drivinglicense.B．Passportcopy.C．MedicalReferralLetter.D．Sunglasses.2、Whatisrequiredtododuringthex-ray?A．Totakeoffalljewellery.B．Tohavelonghaircut.C．Tohaveonformalclothing.D．Totakeamobilephonealong.3、Whichisthespecialinformationforwomen?A．Eatinganddrinkingasnormal.B．Keepingsecretaboutthepregnancy.C．Allowingatleasttwohoursforthetest.D．Delayingtheappointmentduetomenstruation.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）WhatdoChinesecollegegraduateshaveincommonwithants?Therecent1AntTribesaboutthelifeofsomeyoungpeople2flock（群集）toBeijingafter3university，describesthegraduates，likeants，assmartbut4asindividuals，drawingstrengthfromlivingtogetherincommunities.Thebook，whichisbased5twoyearsofinterviewswithabout600low-incomecollegegraduatesinBeijing，6，aboutamonthaheadofanannouncementbytheMinistryofHumanResourcesandSocialSecuritythat74%ofthe6.11millionnewgraduatesfromuniversitiesandcollegeshadbeen7bySept．1.Thebook’schiefeditor，LianSir，tellsthatpieceofstatisticsays8abouttherealsituationformanyofthesegraduates．“Iamalways9howmanyoftheseemployedcollegegraduatesareleadingahappylife,”Liansaid．“Ihopethisbookcouldofferawindowonthesegraduates，whosestoriesare10known.”Thesettingofthebookisseveralso-called“settlementvillagesforcollegestudents”intheoutskirts（市郊）ofBeijing，wherealarge11ofcollegegraduates12．Mostofthesegraduatesworkfor13ormedium-sizedbusinesses，14lessthan2,000Yuanamonth．Theylivetogetherbecauseit’s15Therentinthesecommunitiesisonlyaround350Yuanamonth．Manyofthemtravelseveralhoursadayforshort-termjobsorjobinterviews.Tangjialing，asmall1620kilometersfromTian’anmenSquare，hasaround3,00017villagers，buthasbecomea18formorethan50,000migrants（移民），mostofwhom19fromuniversitiesorcollegesalloverthecountry．Liandescribesthestudents’20asfiveorsix-storeybuildingsbuiltbylocalfarmerswith12roomsoneachfloorandtwoorthreepeoplecrammed（挤）togetherineachroomofabout10squaremeters．Upto70or80peoplesharethesametoiletandkitchen.1、A．filmB．storyC．bookD．magazine2、A．whoB．whatC．whichD．whose3、A．leavingB．enteringC．visitingD．enjoying4、A．necessaryB．meaninglessC．importantD．strong5、A．inB．onC．atD．for6、A．cameupB．cameonC．camealongD．cameout7、A．firedB．interviewedC．employedD．trained8、A．muchB．littleC．someD．more9、A．wonderingB．researchingC．studyingD．telling10、A．seldomB．wellC．alwaysD．often11、A．dealB．plentyC．amountD．number12、A．workB．goC．relaxD．live13、A．smallB．bigC．famousD．unknown14、A．earningB．thinkingC．shoppingD．paying15、A．expensiveB．comfortableC．cheapD．convenient16、A．cityB．townC．communityD．village17、A．originalB．youngC．richD．poor18、A．schoolB．hotelC．homeD．company19、A．comeB．differC．graduateD．suffer20、A．livesB．dormitoriesC．buildingsD．restaurants第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Inyourdailylife,therearemanyexamples1．yourparentscontrolhundredsofthingsforyouwhenyouareakid,suchastheclothesyouwear,thefoodyoueat,whereyougoandhowyougetthere.Itisagoodthing.Kidssurelyneedthiskindofprotectionandhelpbecausetheyarestillnotoldenoughtotakecareof2．andmakedecisions3．(correct).Butwithyougrowing4．(old),thepartofbeingateenisdevelopingyourownidentity—onethat5．(separate)fromyourparents'.Differentattitudestowardseventslikepartyingmayleadto6．(argue),becauseyourparentswillalwayswanttoprotectyouandkeepyousafe,nomatterhowoldyouare.As7．consequence,yourparentsfeelitquitehardtogetusedtothenewsituationwith8．(increase)anxiety.Whatkidsshouldkeepintheirmindisthat9．mostcases,yourparentscanrelatetowhatyou10．(go)throughbecausetheywereteensonce.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面短文中有10处语法错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加上一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起）不记分。Tom,I'dliketotellyousomethingmoreaboutourschoolsportsmeet、ItwasholdingonOct、6,whichwasafineday、Therewereover1,000studentsandteachersattendit、WangLin,astudentfrommyclasswonthe100-metersrace、Hefinishtheracein12、6 secondsandbrokeintheschoolrecord、Thesportsmeetwasreallysuccess、Thatwasbecausewewerealltryingtodomybest、AlthoughIwasnotoneofthewinner,Iwasproudofthatwehadcone、I’mlookingforwardtoreceivingyourlette